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Figure 55.— Careproctus acanthodes. Teeth from type 



Relationships.- — C. pellucidus bears a close resemblance to C. trachy- 

 soma. It has a larger eye, the gill slit extending more distinctly- 

 down in front of the pectoral fin, the fin rays different in number, the 

 peritoneum undotted, and no prickles. It seems unlikely that this 

 species represents spec- 

 imens of C. trachysoma 

 in which the pricldes 

 are absent. 



Synopsis. — Dorsal \ \ jy I f\ 



54-55; anal 48-49; pec- \ \ /V [ G 



toral 33-35; caudal I i // 11 / 



7-8; pyloric coeca 18- 

 22. Depth 3.5 in length 

 without caudal; head 

 3.9. Eye 3.7 in the head; disk 7; lower lobe of the pectoral fin 1.2-1.4. 

 Body short, deep and compressed. Teeth simple, and slender. Gill 

 slit extending down in front of five or six pectoral rays. No prickles. 

 Disk small, cupped, somewhat triangular. Color pale; peritoneum 

 undotted. 



CAREPROCTUS ACANTHODES 



Gilbert and Burke 



Careproctus acanthodes Gil- 

 bert AND Burke, 19126, 

 p. 363. 



Type.—Ferasile, No. 

 73332, V.S.l^.M.; Alba- 

 tross Station 4997, Gulf 

 of Tartary; depth 318 

 fathoms; temperature 

 32.8° F. Length 89 mm. 

 Distribution. — Gulf of 

 Tartary, Albatross Sta- 

 tion 4997; depth 318 

 fathoms. Five speci- 

 mens examined, reach- 

 ing a length of 89 mm. 

 Relationships .■ — C. 

 acanthodes closely resem- 

 bles! C.^ras^rwws and C. spectrum; differing from C. rastrinus in the 

 shape of the head, larger eye, smaller gill slit?, the silvery coloring of 

 the eye?, and the smaller number of fin rays; differing from C. spectrum 

 in the presence of cactuslike prickles and the much shorter, lower pec- 

 toral lobe. 



Syiiopsis. — Dorsal 52-53; anal 45-46; pectoral 33-34; caudal 8; 

 pyloric coeca 19. Depth 3.6-3.7 in length without caudal; head 3.5. 



Figure 56.— Careproctus acanthodes. Prickles from type 



